500ml from Sam’s, Durham. Cheap-ass screwcap should have clued me in, but I’ve been digging quality black lagers lately. Alas, the key word is "quality," of which this brew has almost none. Dark brown pour with decent carbonation, the beer gives off a faint aroma of roasted malts that is mildly promising. But while initial sips seem okay, with faintly spicy flavors mingling with modest roasting, it gets awfully watery awfully quickly. A washout of a beer that I considered sending down the drain.

Poured a super dark cola color with just a hint of red at the corners. Aroma was toasted malt and chocolate.
Flavor was pretty thin. Some decent malt playing in there, but it was to thin and to bready. "Meh" beer all the way.

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